World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series at a Glance; Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55

PEVELY, Mo. – Oct. 8, 2012 – Let’s hope the third try is the charm.

After rain derailed the first two attempts, the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series will take its third crack at an event at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 on Saturday in a unique doubleheader.

It will be kicked off with the Federated Auto Parts Ironman 55 presented by Summit Distributing/Coors Light, which is scheduled to begin around 3:30 p.m. Following the 55-lap feature – the longest of the season – the Spring Classic will wrap up with a complete show starting around 6:15 p.m.

Each of the top six drivers in the championship standings has claimed at least one victory at the high-banked track.

WHEN

Saturday, Oct. 13, at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 in Pevely, Mo. The front gate is scheduled to open at 1 p.m. with the Federated Auto Parts Ironman 55 presented by Summit Distributing/Coors Light at approximately 3:30 p.m. The Spring Classic is set for hot laps at 6:15 p.m.

WHERE

Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 is located at 1540 Herkey-Horine Road in Pevely, Mo. Click on the link for a map to the track (http://goo.gl/maps/Pkm9).

Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 is a third-mile track. There have been five World of Outlaws features on that size of a track this season. The winners are: Sammy Swindell – 2 (Eagle Raceway on Sept. 19 and Merced Speedway on March 30); Tim Kaeding – 1 (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 16); Kraig Kinser – 1 (Beaver Dam Raceway on July 7) and Kerry Madsen – 1 (Willamette Speedway on Sept. 3).

Tune in: Listen live as the Voice of the Outlaws, Johnny Gibson, calls the action at all World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series events on the DIRT Radio Network, with a number of events throughout the season being featured on the DIRTVision Cybercast. Visit http://www.DIRTVision.com for more information on all the features, including updated results from each night of racing as well as a chat room to interact with other fans listening to the racing action. Also, be sure to check out the all new official Podcast of the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series, Outlaws Unleashed, in the iTunes store or at http://www.WorldofOutlaws.com.

Live Updates Online: Check out the Official World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series website at http://www.WorldofOutlaws.com for live, interactive text updates of each race. It also includes driver biographies with statistics and pictures, race-by-race stats, detailed track information and race coverage, series news and team press releases.

Up Next: The World of Outlaws season wraps up with the PEAK Motor Oil World of Outlaws World Finals Presented by NAPA Auto Parts Nov. 1-3 at The Dirt Track at Charlotte in Concord, N.C.

2012 STAT ATTACK

There have been 70 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series A-Feature events this season.